I got a puppy late in October. People say you should not get a new dog in the same year that your old dog dies but I didn’t know this rule and I am glad of it, because if I had known I may not have gotten Peggy.
Yesterday, I took Peggy to the excellent and cozy Upstairs Cocktail Bar in Jackson Heights - and Peggy was a big hit, allowed even to walk across the bar. One of Peggy’s new friends asked if Peggy was her full name or if she was, in fact, a Margaret. “She is actually Princess Margaret Muffin,” I said. “Good for you,” said Peggy’s new friend. And I agree.
The world continues to be awful and complicated. My internet is a dizzying mix of war footage and people promoting their lovely work. I’ve been taking a lot of naps. But also I read someone say (the creative director of Gucci, actually) “I am not searching for another world to live in, but rather of ways to live in this world” and I resolve to really live in this world - carnage and beautiful pictures mixed together, and honestly, is there really any other option?
But puppies definitely help. Even as they chew their way through your house.
There’s no way around, only through! Glad you are making your way through with little Peggy
What a perfect quote to live by, and a perfect Peggy to live with!